The Case of Poisons
(1955)

Released: 1955-11-04

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Madame de Montespan, the Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XIV, has been in disgrace since the King set eyes on a younger beauty, Marie-Angélique Scorailles. Having had enough of the situation, the rejected mistress decides to visit La Voisin, a woman known as a fortune teller, a doctor, a midwife and who is also said to arrange black masses and sell poisons. Some time later Marie-Angélique, now Duchess of Fontanges, dies mysteriously aged only twenty...

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Danielle Darrieux

as Madame de Montespan

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Viviane Romance

as Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin

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Paul Meurisse

as l'abbé Guibourg

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Anne Vernon

as Hermine des Œillets

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Maurice Teynac

as Nicolas de La Reynie

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Pierre Mondy

as le capitaine François Desgrez

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Christine Carrère

as Angélique de Fontanges

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Albert Rémy

as le bourreau Guillaume

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Renaud Mary

as Henri de Montespan

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